Archived News:
Steam News announces the
release of the Windows edition of
Fable Anniversary.
Here's word on Lionhead's RPG remake: Fable
Anniversary is Now Available on Steam!
To celebrate the release, The Fable Anniversary Scythe Content Pack and Heroes &
Villains Content Pack are both 50% off for one week!
FOR EVERY CHOICE, A CONSEQUENCE.
Fully re-mastered with HD visuals and audio, Fable Anniversary is a stunning
rendition of the original game that will delight faithful fans and new players
alike!
The all new Heroic difficulty setting will test the mettle of even the most
hardcore Fable fan. With no Resurrection Phials and even more lethal enemies to
contend with, will you be able to survive?
Forge a hero based on your actions: age and evolve a hero or villain through the
actions you choose and the path you follow-be it for good, evil, or in-between.
Build your living legend: Through deeds and actions, build a name for yourself
across the land. Recruit allies and followers. Gain glory or notoriety. Who will
you be?
With an entirely new lighting system, slick new interface, all new textures,
models and gameplay, Fable Anniversary is the full HD, definitive Fable
experience.
Steam News announces
that Lords of the Black
Sun is out of early access and now officially available on Steam, with
the Arkavi Studios' strategy game carrying a 15% launch discount. Here's word on
the launch and plans for further localizations: Today is a joyful day for
the Arkavi development team, as we conclude the Early access stage on Steam and
move on to the game’s release.
On the other hand we are looking forward to the future, as Lords of the Black
Sun may have reached “version 1.0” without that meaning that we think our work
on the game, our first game, is done.
Indeed, despite the transition from Early Access to release, we are still very
much committed to improve Lords of the Black Sun as much as possible.
As such, we are looking forward to any bug reports and suggestions you may have
so we can keep on balancing the game and fix whatever issues may arise. We have
not slept a lot lately but are standing by this weekend !
We also wanted to take this opportunity to thank Early Access players for the
confidence shown in our team and the game’s development, and for all feedback
given. We hope you are pleased with the improvements made during the past 9
months.
One of our short term goals in development is integrating German and Russian
languages in the game. We will keep you updated on any other stuff too, but
meanwhile have fun!
Trion Games announces the headstart period is underway for
ArcheAge, their free-to-play
MMORPG. This is to allow Founder's to get first crack at the game, and should
pave the way for an official launch on September 16th. Unfortunately, they also
announce they've encountered some issues that are interfering with how the
headstart is supposed to work. Here's word: Greetings Founders!
We’ve determined two known issues with Head Start. Some Founders haven’t been
granted their Patron status, placing them in the general queue instead of the
priority queue and having gameplay impacts as well. Additionally, some players
have also not received their Founder’s Pack perks.
The whole team here is working to resolve these problems as quickly as possible.
The forum thread linked below will be updated as this issue is addressed.
Discuss this
article on the forums.
Nordic Games announces a setback to the release of MX vs. ATV: Supercross,
saying the off-road racing game is now due on October 28th for Windows, Xbox
360, and PlayStation 3, after previously being slated for release on October
7th. No specific reason for the delay is offered.
A
Kickstarter announcement for Distance informs us we can expect Refract
Studios' "experimental survival racer" will get its initial release through
Steam early access this fall. The game is currently in closed beta testing for
over 6,000 backers, and the Distance Steam Workshop now boasts over 100
user-created levels. They say to expect further details and a more specific
release date soon. Here's a
recent trailer from
the beta. Continue here to read the full story.
Here's a
release trailer from Silence of the Sleep (apologies for mistakenly
calling this Silence of the Deep at first), celebrating plans to
release this psychological horror/adventure game
on
Steam on October 1st ("less than three weeks from release trailer" doesn't
roll off the tongue). Here's word: "You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man
who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his
misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life
before. You will travel through the abstract world of Silence of the Sleep to
find the very reason for your journey... " Continue here to read the full story.
Frontier Developments announces launch pricing for Elite: Dangerous along
with word on pre-order bonuses for the space combat game. Word is the final
release version, due by the end of this year, will cost £39.99/$59.99/€49.99 on
the
Frontier Online Store, though this is discounted to £35.00/$50.00/€40.00 for
preordering, which also includes additional bonuses they call the Mercenary
Edition. To
further complicate things, they also note that those who have already preordered
the final version or backed the alpha or beta will also receive the preorder
bonuses along with an additional £4.99 discount. "We are hugely appreciative of
everyone who has demonstrated their support for the game by backing it through
the early development phase or pre-ordering the game prior to release," says
David Braben, CEO of Frontier. "Without those people, Elite: Dangerous would not
be at the stage it is today. The Mercenary Pack is our way of rewarding them
before we release the game." Here's a new
Elite: Dangerous TV Spot
and here's word on the Mercenary Edition:
The Elite: Dangerous Mercenary Edition is loaded with digital extras. As well
as a digital download copy of the game, the pack contains:
- An additional Eagle fighter ship docked in a
secondary location in-game
- Exclusive pack of ship paint schemes
- A ‘Day One’ ship decal
- A digital players guide
- A digital concept art book
- Plus additional in-game benefits and other digital
goodies to be announced over the coming weeks.
Continue here to read the full story.
Rockstar Games announces a January 27th release date for the Windows edition of
Grand Theft Auto V which will follow the release of the Xbox One and
PlayStation 4 editions of the open world action sequel on November 18th. They
celebrate the news with
a new trailer titled "A Picket Fence and a Dog Named Skip" (also
on YouTube, thanks
nin). Rockstar also offers more details on how GTA5 will be improved for the
more powerful systems, as well as word on improvements for last-gen consoles.
Here's a bit: Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC will
feature a range of major visual and technical upgrades to make Los Santos and
Blaine County more immersive than ever. In addition to increased draw distances
and higher resolution, players can expect a range of additions and improvements
including:
- New weapons, vehicles and activities
- Additional wildlife
- Denser traffic
- New foliage system
- Enhanced damage and weather effects, and much more
Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC will also feature
enhanced radio selections with over 100 additional new songs and new DJ mixes
from returning DJs across the game’s 17 radio stations.
All players who pre-order the game will get $1,000,000 in-game bonus cash to
spend across Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online (GTA$500K each for
your Story Mode and for your GTA Online in-game bank accounts).
A host of new, exclusive content also awaits for players returning from the
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions including rare versions of classic vehicles
to collect from across the Grand Theft Auto series such as the Dukes, the Dodo
Seaplane and a faster, more maneuverable Blimp; activities including wildlife
photography and new shooting range challenges, new weapons and
more.
Continue here to read the full story.
Matrix
Games announces that Battle Academy 2 is now available through
their online store and
on Steam, carrying a $10.00 launch discount for early adopters of the
strategy sequel. They celebrate the news with a new
teaser trailer and a
new gameplay trailer.
Here's the deal: June 21, 1941 – German troops cross the border in
Soviet-occupied Poland and instantly break the Non-Aggression pact between
Germany and the USSR. This massive and brutal operation opened a huge new front
in Europe. While the initial advance was fast and surprising enough to allow the
Germans to reach the gates of Moscow, the invaders quickly had to deal with a
valiant resistance from the Red Army and endure the tough Russian winter. Soon
the Eastern Front became the most ruthless and bloodiest front of the entire
war…
In Battle Academy 2, players can join either side and re-fight some of the key
operations that made the east front legendary. Not only does this sequel capture
the essence of the gameplay of the series that made Battle Academy so successful
and accessible but also introduces numerous features for a brand new tactical
experience. 4 story-driven campaigns, a random map generator, multiplayer modes
with cooperative and versus gameplay, a unique skirmish mode that allows to
generate an infinite number of customized scenarios and much much more. The
Eastern Front is waiting for the most demanding strategy gamers!
Continue here to read the full story.
A
report on games.on.net says the price of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
on Steam in Australia jumped from $49.99 to $71.99 with no explanation, as WBIE
declined to comment when the site asked about this (they also note that there is
still the chance to get Shadow of Mordor down under cheaper through
Green Man Gaming). This echoes
their recent story about other price increases in the region discussing a
whopping 80% spike to the price of Civilization: Beyond Earth and a
$15.00 jump for Watch Dogs as well as earlier instances of sudden
inflation for Borderlands 2, XCOM, Fallout: New Vegas, and
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. They tag these price changes as the
Australia Tax, though
there's no firm explanation of why this is happening. Perhaps it's to bankroll
future potential AU
refunds?
The Transverse website has added a
$500,000 initial goal for the fundraiser for Piranha Games' recently announced
space-flight MMORPG, and announces if this goal is not met, all pledges will be
refunded. This increases the chances the campaign will succeed, but at this
point this still seems farfetched, as the project has only attracted $6,930 as
of this writing. There's also a
new video from
Transverse discussing player progression. Finally, after the developer was
shadowbanned
from its own subreddit, they are back in control of the channel, though as
noted on
IncGamers, they've had to lock it down to deal with "negative swarming and
spamming behavior." Continue here to read the full story.
Where New
York City's Poop Goes... you know I've lived in or around the city all my
life, and I never gave this one second's thought before.
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